https://justjamie.me/2015/02/16/awaiting-my-daughters-fate/https://justjamie.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/megz-hospital.jpgmegz hospitalFive years ago, my daughter was rushed to emergency surgery. I was also in college at the time and was working on a poem for my creative non-fiction class. I wrote this poem while waiting to learn my daughter's fate. I am not the same person I was five years ago, but I wanted to share another part of my writing. Poetry is not my forte, but this poem did represent what being a single mother feels like during a crisis; and sharing my poem helps me knock down the walls that still surround me. 2015-02-17T00:11:17+00:00monthlyhttps://justjamie.me/2015/02/15/flashback-to-last-weekend/2015-02-15T23:24:58+00:00monthlyhttps://justjamie.me/2015/02/10/cape-disappointment-my-photo-essay/https://justjamie.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/a19.jpga19https://justjamie.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/a18.jpga18https://justjamie.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/a17.jpga17https://justjamie.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/a16.jpga16https://justjamie.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/a15.jpga15https://justjamie.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/a14.jpga14https://justjamie.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/a13.jpga13https://justjamie.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/a12.jpga12https://justjamie.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/a11.jpga11https://justjamie.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/a10.jpga102015-02-15T21:52:56+00:00monthlyhttps://justjamie.me/2015/01/26/amethyst-power-protection-wisdom-healing/https://justjamie.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/amethyst.jpgAmethyst2015-02-14T07:09:22+00:00monthlyhttps://justjamie.me/2015/01/24/found-true-love-at-last/2015-02-03T19:32:14+00:00monthlyhttps://justjamie.me/2015/01/22/dancing-in-the-rain/2015-02-03T19:30:27+00:00monthlyhttps://justjamie.me/2015/01/21/writers-this-is-us/https://justjamie.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/21-writers-this-is-us.jpg2015-01-23T22:20:28+00:00monthlyhttps://justjamie.me/original-non-fiction-essays/https://justjamie.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/kids-when-babies.jpgkids when babieshttps://justjamie.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/mary-lambert.jpgMary Lambert2015-01-19T23:08:54+00:00weekly0.6https://justjamie.me/2015/01/19/25th-anniversary-of-my-first-childs-birth/https://justjamie.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/cjg2.jpgCJG2https://justjamie.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/cjg.jpegCJG2015-01-24T17:04:11+00:00monthlyhttps://justjamie.me/2015/01/16/castles-in-my-mind/2015-01-16T14:08:29+00:00monthlyhttps://justjamie.me/2015/01/13/a-prayer-for-victims-and-perpetrators/https://justjamie.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/hitch-charlie-hebdo.jpgTribute to Charlie Hebdo victims at Place de la RÈpublique - 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When I was in my twenties, I wish I had known how precious every minute was. I would have spent more time cherishing these moments and never letting the small stuff build up and get in the way. If only our older selves could mentor our younger selves. Hopefully, our children will learn from the lessons we learned. Haha.... 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